Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

Blindness by José Saramago

25 reviews

guinness74's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

An almost perfect book. An incredible work that is reminiscent of the early days of COVID, it has the grit of Upton Sinclair mixed with the wildness of Golding’s ‘Lord of the Flies.’ A terrifying pandemic begins slowly but increases exponentially turning the world blind in Saramago’s novel. Chaos reigns as attempts are made to stanch the ‘infection,’ but the world continues to spin. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Medical trauma, Misogyny, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual assault, Violence, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Ableism, Confinement, Rape, and Police brutality

Minor: Infidelity and Vomit

citrusandwords's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Death, Excrement, Gore, Infidelity, Murder, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic, Physical abuse, Rape, Blood, Violence, and Vomit

kstericker's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Violence, Vomit, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Infidelity, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

thenoboshow's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I found this book hard to look away from in some sort of morbid fascination. This book hits different after living through a pandemic teeming with selfish idiots. "This is exactly what would happen if this were to happen." An unfortunate mantra throught the reading.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Vomit, Chronic illness, Confinement, Excrement, Sexual violence, Ableism, Medical content, Death, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Murder, Pandemic/Epidemic, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Misogyny, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, and Infidelity

telliot's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Excrement, Gore, Gun violence, Pandemic/Epidemic, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Sexual assault, Violence, Death, Body horror, Physical abuse, and Vomit

moscatel's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Continuo a amar o estilo do Saramago, é tão único e cheio de personalidade. Entendo que não seja para todos, por causa dos devaneios e juízos de moral constantes, mas eu acho que tem o seu charme.
Estive o livro todo a tentar formular para que defeito humano é que a cegueira era uma analogia (ou metáfora, não sei bem a diferença) e porque é que só uma personagem não cegou, mas não consegui chegar a nenhuma conclusão.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Pandemic/Epidemic, Blood, Confinement, Excrement, Murder, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, and Vomit

Moderate: Physical abuse, Death, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Gun violence, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, Animal death, Body horror, Car accident, Grief, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Homophobia and Suicidal thoughts

stinekristin's review against another edition

dark reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, Murder, Death, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Gun violence, and Rape

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body horror, Confinement, and Medical content

seethinglloron's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

Really dense read, but thrilling once you get used to the structure. The sentences run long, yes, but there is so much to cover here.  Ultimately, I found myself having to sit in silence after finishing it. That's a positive in my mind.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Gun violence, Violence, and Rape

amongthefaithless's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Rape, Medical trauma, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Excrement, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

lucimolri's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Me ha gustado bastante! Mi mayor problema ha sido lo de que no estén marcados los diálogos y que se nota bastante que está escrito por un hombre, if you know what I mean…
Ha sido durillo y tenso, no es para todo el mundo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Sexual harassment, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Violence, Medical content, Infidelity, Vomit, Gun violence, Confinement, Chronic illness, Animal death, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual content, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Death, and Rape